PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: To follow-up a population of children admitted to one Hospital Trust with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and compare outcomes following mild TBI with outcomes following moderate or severe TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN: Population-based postal questionnaire survey. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Questionnaires were mailed to parents of all 974 surviving children on a register of paediatric TBI admissions, 525 completed questionnaires were returned (56.2%). Most children (419) had suffered mild TBI, 57 moderate, and 49 severe. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Thirty per cent of parents received no information on post-injury symptoms, and clinical follow-up was limited. Statistically significant differences were observed between mild and moderate/severe groups for cognitive, social, emotional, and mobility problems. Nevertheless, approximately 20% of the mild group suffered from poor concentration, personality change and educational problems post-injury. Few schools (20%) made special provision for children returning after injury. CONCLUSIONS: Children can have long-lasting and wide-ranging sequelae following TBI. Information should be routinely given to parents and schools after brain injury.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: To follow-up a population of children admitted to one Hospital Trust with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and compare outcomes following mild TBI with outcomes following moderate or severe TBI. RESEARCH DESIGN: Population-based postal questionnaire survey. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Questionnaires were mailed to parents of all 974 surviving children on a register of paediatric TBI admissions, 525 completed questionnaires were returned (56.2%). Most children (419) had suffered mild TBI, 57 moderate, and 49 severe. MAIN OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Thirty per cent of parents received no information on post-injury symptoms, and clinical follow-up was limited. Statistically significant differences were observed between mild and moderate/severe groups for cognitive, social, emotional, and mobility problems. Nevertheless, approximately 20% of the mild group suffered from poor concentration, personality change and educational problems post-injury. Few schools (20%) made special provision for children returning after injury. CONCLUSIONS:Children can have long-lasting and wide-ranging sequelae following TBI. Information should be routinely given to parents and schools after brain injury.
Authors: Michael W Kirkwood; Keith Owen Yeates; H Gerry Taylor; Christopher Randolph; Michael McCrea; Vicki A Anderson Journal: Clin Neuropsychol Date: 2007-09-01 Impact factor: 3.535
Authors: See Wan Tham; Tonya M Palermo; Monica S Vavilala; Jin Wang; Kenneth M Jaffe; Thomas D Koepsell; Andrea Dorsch; Nancy Temkin; Dennis Durbin; Frederick P Rivara Journal: J Neurotrauma Date: 2012-01-01 Impact factor: 5.269